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5 Awesome Female-Olympian Moments From the First Weekend of Sochi 2014

I got so, so into the Olympics this weekend, guys—like, only-quickly-leave-the-house-to-get-sustenance into the Olympics. With so many women giving Sochi-owning performances, it's no wonder I couldn't look away. These are the five moments I couldn't wait to tell you about:

The Dufour-Lapointe sisters destroy the moguls comeptition I may have accidentally been calling them the Lafour-Dupointe sisters for half the weekend, but I was totally mesmerized by this Canadian skiier sibs trio—Justine, Chloe, and Maxime—from minute one. Justine and Chloe ended up taking the gold and silver, respectively, in the women's moguls competition, while Maxime placed 12th. Not a bad day for the Dufour-Lapointe (now I've got it) household—plus, it led to the heartwarming shot of Justine (at right) and Chloe during the flower ceremony.

Julia Lipnitskaia steals the team skate ladies' events This teeny Russian figure-skating prodigy (she's only 15!) jumps with such precision, it's almost hard to believe she's human. And her Gumby-bodied spins are completely out of control. Watch here.

Jamie Anderson sees her dad during her Bob Costas interview After notching the gold medal in the first-ever women's snowboarding slopestyle contest, the 23-year-old Lake Tahoe native sat for a Q&A with Costas—and talked warmly about how tons of family members had made the trek to Sochi to support her. She giggled when Costas put up footage of her proud dad, who took his first trip out of the country to support his daughter. "This was his first passport," Anderson said. "He absolutely hates flying, so the fact that he came over here meant so much to me." Watch the clip here.

Gracie Gold's flawless performance Everybody loves talking about the suggestive last name and the all-American looks, but Gracie has got some moves. Her skating is so clean and balletic, I could watch it all day. Click here to see her full performance.

Ashley Wagner's ponytail flipHer WTF face might be getting all the attention today, but let's hearken back to a more positive time, a time just moments before the scores that peeved her were handed down. After a solid turn on the ice, Wagner combined her curtsies to the crowd with some Beyonce-worthy hair action. LONG LIVE TEAM FIGURE SKATING.

What are your favorite moments from Sochi so far?

Photos: Courtesy of NBC/Getty Images

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Megan AngeloEntertainment writer. I love talking about TV so much, you'll eventually back slowly away from me at a party.